Marxism Today

Academic journal

*Marxism Today*
Publication details
Discipline	Marxism
Language	English
History	1957–1991
Publisher	Communist Party of Great Britain
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ISO 4	Marx. Today
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ISSN	0025-4118
LCCN	64029805
OCLC no.	472455801
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Marxism Today, published between 1957 and 1991, was the theoretical magazine of the Communist Party of Great Britain.^[1] The magazine was headquartered in London.^[2] It was particularly important during the 1980s under the editorship of Martin Jacques. Through Marxism Today, Jacques is sometimes credited with coining the term "Thatcherism", and believed they were deconstructing the ideology of the government of the-then Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Margaret Thatcher, through their theory of New Times. It was also a venue for the influential British cultural studies of Stuart Hall.

It was the standard-bearer for the reformist wing of the CPGB in the years 1977–1991.^[3] A special issue was published in 1998, seven years after the magazine's demise. Until 1998, the New Statesman described itself on an inside page as incorporating Marxism Today, among other titles.

References

^ Marxism Today: the forgotten visionaries whose ideas could save Labour The Guardian. 29 September 2015. Retrieved 21 December 2015.
^ Marxism Today. OCLC 2378832 – via WorldCat.
^ Pimlott, Herbert (2005). "From "Old Left" to "New Labour"? Eric Hobsbawm and the rhetoric of 'realistic Marxism'". Labour/Le Travail. 56: 175–197. Retrieved 24 May 2012. See p. 178ff.

External links

Barry Amiel and Norman Melburn Trust website All the issues of the journal from 1980 to 1991 are available in digital format copyright free (CC copyright). The site also includes an article on the journal's history by Martin Jacques.
Callinicos, Alex (1985). "The politics of Marxism Today". International Socialism. 2 (29). - A critical analysis.

Communist Party of Great Britain

Leadership

General Secretaries	Albert Inkpin (1920–1928) J. R. Campbell (1929) Harry Pollitt (1929–1939) Rajani Palme Dutt (1939–1941) Harry Pollitt (1941–1956) John Gollan (1956–1975) Gordon McLennan (1975–1989) Nina Temple (1989–1991)
Assistant General Secretaries	Fred Peet (1920–1922) John Gollan (1947–1949) George Matthews (1949–1956) Bill Wainwright (1956-59) Bill Alexander (1959–1967) Reuben Falber (1968–1979)
Chairs	Arthur MacManus (1920–1927) Willie Gallacher (1943–1956) Harry Pollitt (1956–1960) Frank Stanley (1964–1967) Tony Chater (1968–1969) John Tocher (1969–1971) Irene Swann (1972–1974) Mick McGahey (1974–1979) Ron Halverson (1980s) George Bolton (1980s–1990)
National Organisers	Tom Bell (1920–1921) Bob Stewart (1921–1923) Harry Pollitt (1923) Idris Cox (1930s) R. W. Robson (1930s) Dave Springhall (1940–1943) Peter Kerrigan (1943–1951) Mick Bennett (1951–1954) John Gollan (1954–1956) Bill Lauchlan (1956–1966) Gordon McLennan (1966–1975) Dave Cook (1975–1981) Ian McKay (1982–1991)
National Industrial Organisers	Ernie Woolley (1925–) Finlay Hart (1937–1939) Peter Kerrigan (1939–1942) George Allison (1942–1951) Peter Kerrigan (1951–1966) Bert Ramelson (1965–1978) Mick Costello (1979–1982) Pete Carter (1982–1991)